Brooks Koepka is hoping to put 2021 behind him, a year he calls disappointing. Such are the standards when you’ve won four major championships in the past four years.
Greg Robertson
Golf reporter
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Greg Robertson is a longtime journalist for some of the top newspapers and websites in the country. He was lead editor for the launch of NFL.com in 1996, and was the first golf editor and writer for ESPN.com, where he covered the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour and Champions Tour for five years. He lives in Las Vegas with his wife and two daughters.
The extension marks a 19-year commitment by Shriners to the tournament, which is being played this week for the 38th consecutive year.
Golf fans looking for some firepower will find some fascinating groupings during the first two rounds of the Shriners Children’s Open. Here are four worth watching.
While Las Vegas golf fans have one eye on TPC Summerlin and the Shriners Children’s Open this week, another eye is clearly focused on next week’s CJ Cup at The Summit Club.
Harris English is still coming down from the high of the U.S. Ryder Cup victory two weeks ago. But with the Shriners Children’s Open, it was time to get back to tournament golf.
Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka will face off in a 12-hole match Thanksgiving weekend in Las Vegas. The event will take place at Wynn Golf Club and be televised by Turner Sports.
Jared Wolfe, Brandon Wu, Jin Jeong and Alex Smalley earned the final four spots in this week’s Shriners Children’s Open at a qualifying event Monday at Boulder Creek Golf Club.
The Shriners Children’s Open begins Thursday at TPC Summerlin and includes a strong contingent of players with ties to Southern Nevada.
Brooks Downing, who runs BD Global Sports, the firm that ran last year’s Korn Ferry event at Paiute, says discussions are continuing to bring the tournament back to Las Vegas.
Reigning Master champion Hideki Matsuyama will be joined by Louis Oosthuizen, Francesco Molinari, Adam Scott and a host of other elite players.
Before diving into a new PGA Tour year, it’s worth taking a quick walk down memory lane on the season that was.
Kevin Na has a win in each of the last four years. In six events over the past two months, he has two ties for second, a tie for third, a tie for eighth and two other top-25 finishes.
Martin Laird will return to TPC Summerlin to defend his title, along with 2020 winner Kevin Na, 2019 champion Bryson DeChambeau and 2018 titlist Patrick Cantlay.
Gary Carpendale won the Nevada Senior Amateur this month, the first state title of his career. The 62-year-old finished at 6-under 210 at Bear’s Best for a two-shot win.
Las Vegan David Lipsky finished 12th on the Korn Ferry Tour’s season points list, giving him one of 25 promotions to the PGA Tour. He will be a member for the first time.